Loyola University Chicago Athletics

2016-17: Opened indoor season with time of 1:28.65 (16th) in the 600m run at the John Tierney Classic ... Helped Loyola's Distance Medley Relay team to a fifth-place finish (11:02.91) at the Chicagoland Championships ... Clocked 800m run personal best of 1:59.02 during the outdoor season at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic ... Member of second-place 4x400m relay team (3:31.08) at the Ted Haydon Invitational.  

2015-16: Did not compete.

2014-15: Clocked a personal-best 600m time of 1:27.68 at the GVSU Big Meet...Recorded two 12th-place finishes in the mile...Placed in the top-20 in the 800m at three meets during the outdoor season...Notched a sixth-place finish in the 1,500m at the Dr. Keeler Invitational...Clocked a personal-best 1,500m time of 4:01.84 in the prelims of the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2013-14: Saw action in three cross country meets during his freshman year...Made his Loyola debut with a 51st place finish (20:46) at the Badger Season Opener...Grabbed an 88th place finish (29:20.6) at the elite Notre Dame Invitational...Bested his personal record by two minutes at the Illini Open (28th place, 27:20) to help the men's side to a team title...Placed fourth in the 1,000m at the GVSU Laker Early Bird...Member of the 4x800m relay team that placed eighth at the Indiana Relays...Competed in the mile at the MVC Indoor Championships...Opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the Bulldog Opener.

High School: Set Watertown indoor record in 800m in 2013...All-State honoree in cross country in 2012... Wisconsin Little Ten All-Conference honoree in cross country in 2009, 2011 and 2012... Conference champion in 3200m in 2010... Rookie of the Year in 2009... Team captain for cross country and track & field in 2012 and 2013... Team MVP for cross country and track & field in 2011 and 2012... WCCCA Academic All-State honoree in 2012... Milwaukee Brewers Academic Achievement Award recipient... Valedictorian.

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